The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-25

Domestic News

A telegram from Butte, Mont, says 1t is
last winter by storms and severe weather
were much greater than the large estimates
given at the time admitted. The ranges
have been thoroughly traversed and cattle
men admit losses win in no case be less than
will run as high as IS. The calf crop was
unusually light. One firm which branded
500 last year found that many hundreds
were drowned by seeking holes in the ice
for water and bodies were swept away by
subsequent floods.
J. A. Webb, the prime mover in the new
whisky pool, has been making tour Of tho
distilleries in the West and Southwest.
Mr.. Webb IL known as the Alcohol King OF
the United States. He says that the
whisky pool has been formed, and that
there is no doubt it can carry its objects into
benefit to the I whisky men me Of the country.
All but % per cent Of the distillers in the
United States have joined, aud o majority
Of these, he says, will join in q short time.
The result will be to cut down the prOduc-
tion and advance prices.
The reports from the Manitoba harvest in
dicate o large crop of wheat, oats and barley.
It is expected that the province will export
from six to eight millions of wheat this
year. Buyers are already in the market
and have started with quotations of ~ and
81 cents, butefarmers will be slow to bite at
those figures as they anticipate q rise from
tho failure OF crops in other places. There
will not be bushel OF wheat in Manitoba
this year that will not at least average 65
pounds and be No. hard at that.
Tho Phenix Insurance Company of
Brooklyn, N. Y, capital $l,0OO,OC0, has
been required by the State Superintendent
OF Insurance to call ON its stockholders to
make good an impairment Of its capital
amounting to $500, 600, or reduce its capital
stock from 81 ,OOO,O coo to $4,000, and the
company decides to reduce its capital stock
by One-half.
At New York City, the wife OF ex-United
States Judge Richard Busteed has applied
for divorce, alleging adultery. The ex-
Judge and famous lawyer is about Is years
old and Mrs Busteed is nearly as old Mr..
Busteed is said to be very i'll as the result
OF his domestic troubles.
Negroes Of Desha county, Arkansas, are
much excited because DR.. Harrison, a col.
ored, voodoo doctor, has been convicted OF
numbering one OF his patients through the
administration of poison. He has been sen.
fenced to q term in prison for manslaughter,
but Is likely 10 be Iynched.
George Bartlett and wife were driving
to Van Vert, Ohio, with a double team.
The horses ran away and Mrs. Bartlett was
thrown from the wagon and instantly
killed. Mr.. Bartlett received fatal injuries.
Ohio still remains an October State, as to
election Of State officers in of years, when
there are no congressman to elect. The
ID L. t.As- - -
Caldwell, Sept. Z, with Gov. Foraker.
At Austin, Ark, Dudley and Oscar
Adams, brothers, were digging well and
gas accumulated therein. The men outside
threw o shovel of fro into it, when it ex
ploded killing both brothers instantly.
An express train on the New York Il New
Haven r. R., struck carriage containing
man, boy and two ladies, at crossing five
miles from New Haven. All four were
killed.
Bad blood exists in San Francisco be-
tween the Austrians and Scandinavians
and at picnic it was necessary to have
police protection for the Austrian flag.
The First National Bank Of Heppner, Ore,
capital CSC, 600, and the First National Bank
of Madison, Neb., capital Zoo, have been
authorized to commence business.
John w. Mackay in an interview denied
that he had been speculating In wheat OIL
that the Bank of Nevada was in q shaky
condition.
The strike at the Lockwood mills al
Waterville, Me-, is ended, all the 3O(
operatives returning to work at their former
wages.
It is stated ut the treasury department
that the government has made a saving ol
$242, l42 in interest in buying $2,5OO,OO0 AZ
bonds.
Prof King successfully crossed the
Niagara river on water bicycle, this week